Fire at Sinclair Refinery Injures Four

Three workers at the Sinclair refinery near Rawlins are being treated for burns following a flash fire this morning.

Local authorities say the workers were flown to a burn center in Greeley, Colorado after being taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. A fourth worker involved in the incident has been treated and released.

Sinclair says the incident happened inside a gas recovery unit and that there appeared to be little or no damage to the facility. The company is investigating the incident.